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Lawmakers press for Geithner AIG testimony (Reuters)
Jan 8th
Reuters - U.S. lawmakers on Friday pressed for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to testify on whether the New York Federal Reserve Bank improperly pressured AIG to withhold information on payments it made to banks after its government bailout.
Obama awards $2.3 billion clean energy tax credits (Reuters)
Jan 8th
Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a $2.3 billion tax credit on Friday to boost jobs by promoting clean energy, as new data showed the country's unemployment rate remained stuck in the double digits.
Fed’s Lacker says U.S. growth prospects improving (Reuters)
Jan 8th
Reuters - The U.S. economy is on much better footing despite a soft labor market and a rickety commercial real estate sector, Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Friday.
BofA says bonuses will rise, but no record payouts (Reuters)
Jan 8th
Reuters - Bank of America Corp will likely pay some employees at its investment bank at levels significantly above last year, although there will be no record payouts, a spokesman for the bank said on Friday.








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